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Reduced Consumption is Lowering Poultry Prices and Import Demand
WASHINGTON and ROME, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent avian influenza outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa have caused dramatic swings in poultry consumption, increased trade bans and sharp price declines, FAO said today.
The UN agency expects poultry consumption shocks this year in many countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa that have been hit by avian influenza. As unfounded fears of disease transmission reduce consumption and imports, lower domestic prices are forecast to limit production growth.
"A steady erosion of previously expected gains in per caput...
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